Tuesday, 21 May 2013

After yet more heavy snow mid week in Snowdonia i had to get up there, the web cam in Ogwen valley showed a good covering, but i really didn't expect the amount i found when i got there! the snow was over 2 ft deep on the road side pavements which meant parking was a slight problem as this is where everyone normally parks, luckily i managed to squeeze into the last spot in a lay bye that had been snow ploughed!

My first view from the roadside approaching from Nant -Ffracon valley

Llyn Ogwen is only partially frozen as it has not been really cold, but with part covered in snow i am walking down the road, actually on top of a 3 ft snow drift to photograph the view back towards Y Garn and the Devils Kitchen where i will be walking towards later . this is the view from the cottages end of Llyn Ogwen.

looking back to Y Garn (centre image) i am walking down onto the lake side to get some images , the snow is fairly deep, as you can see it is level with the top of the wall !

i think i will try and get out onto the lake , there will be some interesting compositions from further out at water level hopefully, the snow has a frozen crust after overnight low temperatures so i am managing to walk on top without sinking deep into it making walking easier.

that's a much better view now , its about 8 am and the low sun is producing some nice shadows/textures in the snow.

i love the way the light shows up all the textures and undulations in the snow , and out of the corner of my eye have just spotted a really interesting composition over to the right that might just make a superb image.

Yes i was correct, i really like the shadows from the tree branches across the snow , i am shooting it from a few different places to see which composition works best. i think i like this one best .

a full wide shot

More ice patterns

I am heading back to the car now to get Molly , she is waiting to go for a play in the snow .the mountains in the centre of image is where we will be climbing up to, will just have to see how high we can get .

this has been a great start to the day , now its time to climb up to Cym Idwal and see what its like up higher.

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

With heavy snow fall overnight friday , i could not get the car out to go to work, so it was a good time to spend in the snow with Molly. looking out the kitchen door it looked very deep in drifts.
Molly went out to investigate lol

Walking down to the woods , Roydon park which is only a few minutes down the road the trees look wonderful covered in snow.

Pity there is no sun, but never mind lets find a suitable place to throw snowballs for Mollster , coming out into a small clearing the snow is quite deep and there is plenty of space. having not tried throwing even a ball for her to catch mid air , this might take a while for her to learn! shes having fun running in it first, then rolling and burrowing hehe

This is one happy dog :)

Now after throwing a few snowballs she is already catching them , i manage to shoot a series of her catching mid air using a fast shutter speed to freeze the movement.

"SPLAT"

"GOT IT"

am i good enough for England goalie?

Well that was a great half hour, so much fun and she really enjoyed it ., off now to go up to thurstaston hill for a few portraits in the snow .

i am shooting a few videos while walking , here is one of her running in the snow

We are now up on the hill overlooking north wales coast , its great up here, big drifts from the overnight snow . she is posing nicely for me

Still cant believe this is near the end of march! gorse in flower and deep snow !

the strengthening wind has blown one ear up! haha

one final image , a happy Mollster,but she doesn't look it lol

What a great morning its been , we don't get this much snow very often so making the most of it:)

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Dedication

This blog would not have been possible without the help, advice and friendship of Gillian Thompson, this young lady has been the inspiration for me and i dont think i could have done this without her help.

Phil

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About Me

Welcome to Phils photographic adventures.
My name is Phil, i have been shooting landscapes for about 10 years + ,and macro since 2008.
I live on the wirral, cheshire, uk. within easy reach of snowdonia national park and the cumbrian lake district.
I mainly shoot macro through summer, then landscapes through autumn - spring.